TURN OF THE CENTURY
by Yes
As Recorded on "Going For the One" 1977
Hey guys, I've been listening to this song quite alot lately, and
the acoustic guitar work hit me very strong. The other night I
tabbed out the ending acoustic solo, so this is truly an incomplete
tab. However, it is beautiful, very fun to play, and I wanted to share it with
There may be some inconsistencies with plucking of chords, however the rest of the single notes
be correct.
Tab by Devin Miller
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Time Signature: 4/4
LEGEND:
| s slide to
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| = let ring
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e|------16--14-12-11--|-12------12------11------11------|
B|--------------------|-----14------14------12------12--|
G|--------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------|-----------------9---------------|
A|--------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------|-12------------------------------|
C#m B
e|-9-----8--4---------|---------------7----7-7----12----|
B|-------4===--7-5-4--|-5------5------------------------|
G|-------5===---------|----6------6------8--------------|
D|-------4===---------|------6------4--------9----9-----|
A|-0-----6===---------|-4------4------------------------|
E|-------4===---------|---------------7-----------------|
e|-11-------9--11--12--14--12-11-12-14--16--14--12--11--|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7----------------------------------------------------|
A|------0-0---------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
*
e|-12--------12--------11--------11-------|
B|-----14--------14--------12-------12-12-|
G|--------13--------13-11-----11-11-11-11-|
D|-11--------11---------------------9--9--|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
* NOTE: index on 11
middle on 12
pinkie on 14
ring on 13
*******octaves********
e|----------------------------4--5--5s7--5-4-----|
B|--------------------------------------------7--|
G|-13--11--9-8-----------------------------------|
D|-------------11-9-7---6------------------------|
A|-11--9---7-6-----------------------------------|
E|-------------9--7-5---4------------------------|
C#m B
e|-4-------4-------7----7-7----7-|
B|----5-------5------------------|
G|--------------4-----8------8---|
D|------6------------------------|
A|-4-------4---------------------|
E|-----------------7------7------|
***these are played fairly faster***
e|-9--11--12-11-9----------------------------------9-11--|
B|----------------12-10-9-9h10p9-----------9-10-12-------|
G|-------------------------------11-9-9h11---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
*Bar the top 4 strings at 10th fret
e|-12--10-----------------------------------------------|------0--|
B|--------13-12-10-13-12-10-13--12--10--13---12----10---|-----7---|
G|------------------------------------------------------|---------|
D|-10---------------------------------------------------|---9-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------|--7------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|-0-------|
Steve Howe is the master!
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